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Newlywed Jade Westmore has finally found her forever in husband Wells, a charming, successful, and recently divorced architect—only there’s one caveat: behind the gates of their elysian estate, hidden from street view in the caretaker’s cottage … lives Wells’s first wife, Sylvie. Three years ago, the original Mrs. Westmore suffered a nervous breakdown—and hasn’t uttered a sound since. Not a physician, psychologist, or world-renown specialist has been able to elicit so much as a word from the silent woman … until now.

Madeline Geiger is a cybersecurity expert used to keeping threats at bay. But when a ransomware attack crashes her system, she discovers it's not just her files under siege—her life and mind are too. Meanwhile, a promising online date with Vincent, a neurobiologist, turns strange. His work? Manipulating rodent behavior with lights and code. His interest in Madeline? Something beyond sex, love, and even marriage.

A Quick Reads story from the bestselling author of The Fall and The Intruders! Two Neighbours. Two Secrets. One chance at survival. Running from her past, Meena hopes to find peace in her new home. But her neighbour, Ada, is a mystery. Meena can’t shake the feeling that something about Ada is...

Pour sauver sa carrière, elle s'installe dans un chalet au bord d'un lac. C'est là qu'arrive le détective Nathaniel Saint avec des nouvelles inquiétantes : un voisin aurait disparu sans laisser de trace et plusieurs incidents étranges ont été signalés autour du lac. Sa présence réveille en elle une envie d'écrire qu'elle croyait perdue. Son héros de fiction commence même à ressembler au vrai policier qui devient sa source d'inspiration. Leurs séances de travail brouillent vite la limite entre fiction et réalité. Chaque regard, chaque geste entraîne Petra dans un jeu troublant.

Former Army Civil Affairs specialist Jo Gunning isn’t looking for trouble in Savannah, Georgia. But when she crosses paths with a troubled veteran, she stumbles into a world of hidden agendas and unanswered questions surrounding those who’ve already sacrificed too much. Walking away isn’t in Jo’s nature—not after years of service where leaving someone behind was never an option. The deeper she digs, the more tangled the trail becomes.

When the live-in nanny of a wealthy family goes missing and her body is found two states over. FBI Agent Ava James is sent on the road to investigate. The nanny, Lianna Reyes, left everything and everyone behind to work in the U.S. No one, not even her husband, had heard from her in over a year. The couple who employed the nanny became the prime suspects in her disappearance. They had accused her of stealing from them and running away. Police found no other leads, until her body was found.